SCREENING OF METAL IONS AMONG PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISEASES A PILOT STUDY

  • Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Islamabad Medical and Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Background: Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) are organ specific disorders of unknown etiology. Metal ions have been implicated in induction of autoimmunity.

Methods:This analytical cross sectional pilotstudy of 100 patients with AITDs(73females and 27 males; mean age of 34.6+14.7 years) and 100 normal healthy individuals (mean age 38.1+9.4 years; 66 females and 34 males) was performed at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh. Serumnickel sulfate, titanium and chromiumwere measured by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) instrument (Perkin-Elmer).

[Zahid Shakoor, Adel Almogren, Rana Hasanato, Rim Sghiri, Usman Zahid Shakoor, Saba Zahid Shakoor, Muqadas Areej, Izah Zahid Shakoor, Imran Zahid Shakoor and Ruhma Khan (2025); SCREENING OF METAL IONS AMONG PATIENTS WITH AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISEASES A PILOT STUDY Int. J. of Adv. Res. (Jul). 1209-1215] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Zahid Shakoor
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

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